Environmental Engineering
Program Overview
School of Engineering
O'Shaughnessy Science Hall (OSS) 100, (651) 962-575
Faculty:
Weinkauf (Dean), Abraham, Acton, Besser, Capa Salinas, Forliti, Gagnon, Hennessey, Jalkio, Kabalan, Kang, Koerner, Lee, Lederle, Ling (Ali), Ling (Tiffany), Min, Moustafa, Mowry, Nelson-Cheeseman, Nepal, Orser, Patrin, Richter, Salamy, Secord, Shepard, Welt, Wentz, You
Faculty from other departments and adjunct faculty from industry teach specialized courses.
Minor in Environmental Engineering
The environmental engineering minor serves students who want additional support for an environmental engineering career or graduate school. Core courses cover environmental engineering applications, systems thinking, and environmental policy, with additional course options related to biology, geochemistry, thermodynamics, hydrogeology, and water treatment. This minor is intended for students from civil or mechanical engineering, environmental science, or earth sciences but is open to other students as well.
Required: 4 courses (12 credits)
- ENGR 468 Environmental Engineering (4 credits)
- ESCI 310 Environmental Problem Solving (4 credits)
- GEOL 231 Applied Environmental Policy (2 credits)
- One of two treatment design courses:
- ENGR 473 Water Treatment (2 credits)
- ENGR 479 Wastewater Treatment (2 credits)
Required: Choose 4 additional credits from courses:
- ENGR 467 Water Resources Engineering (4 credits)
- ENGR 381 Thermodynamics (4 credits) or other thermodynamics
- GEOL 310 Environmental Geochemistry (4 credits)
- GEOL 410 Hydrogeology (4 credits)
- ENGR 488 Air Quality (2 credits)
- The other treatment design courses:
- ENGR 473 Water Treatment (2 credits)
- ENGR 479 Wastewater Treatment (2 credits)
If you have a math/science elective within your major, it is recommended to take either:
BIOL 209 Biology of Sustainability (4 credits) or
CHEM 111/112 Chemistry I/II instead of CHEM 109 Chemistry for Engineers
NOTE1: Students in this minor can double-count up to 6 credits for both their major and this minor.
NOTE 2: Only 6 credits may be below the 300 level (i.e. students can’t take ENGR 123 and BIOL 209 as the extra two classes)